HyperDic: passive_voice

English > 1 sense of the expression passive voice:
NOUNrelationpassive voice, passivethe voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
English > passive voice: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
MeaningThe voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb.
Example"'The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"
Synonympassive
Broadervoice(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
Oppositeactive voice, activeThe voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
Spanishpasiva, voz pasiva
Catalanpassiva, veu passiva

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